First Report of the Red Algal Genus Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Marine Flora of Bangladesh
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
Taxonomic Treatment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characters | Chondria intertexta | C. arcuata | C. expansa | C. lancifolia | C. armata |
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Habit of the plants | epiphytic | epiphytic or rock or calcified algae | epiphytic or epilithic | epiphytic | attached to substrate (root like branches) |
Thallus structure | terete, indistinct | terete, distinct | terete, indistinct | terete near base, indistinct | subcylindrical, distinct |
Height of the fronds (cm) | 3–4 | 1–2 | 5–8 | 3–6 | 5–6 |
Color of the fronds | pale brownish red | brownish red | reddish brown | dark red | pinkish red |
Apex of the plants | obtuse and depressed | obtuse and depressed | acute | acute | acute |
Thallus branchlets | not or slightly constricted | constricted | constricted | not or less constricted | slightly constricted or unconstricted |
Ramuli at the thallus | short 250–400 μm broad, 400–1300 μm long | rare | linear | linear | short |
Epidermal cells on surface view | oblong to ellipsoid 25–35 μm broad, 50–85 μm long | ellipsoid to fusiform 20–55 μm broad, 45–100 μm long | roundish polygonal to linear 15–20 μm broad, 20–45 μm long | longish ellipsoid to oblong 15–30 μm broad, 30–50 μm long | longish to linear 10–15 μm broad, 40–55 μm long |
Cell wall thickenings | present | absent | present | absent | absent |
Tetrasporangia | no reproductive structure observed during study period | borne in apical parts of main axes and branches, globose, 90–100 μm in diameter | borne in middle to upper parts of ramuli, 100–120 μm in diam. with tetrahedral division. | globose, 120–130 μm in diameter | no data |
Cystocarps | not found | unknown | no data | jar-form | no data |
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Islam, M.A.; Mauya, M.Z.; Rafiquzzaman, S.M.; Islam, M.R.; Liao, L.M. First Report of the Red Algal Genus Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Marine Flora of Bangladesh. Diversity 2019, 11, 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11060095
Islam MA, Mauya MZ, Rafiquzzaman SM, Islam MR, Liao LM. First Report of the Red Algal Genus Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Marine Flora of Bangladesh. Diversity. 2019; 11(6):95. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11060095
Chicago/Turabian StyleIslam, Md. Ariful, Mst. Zannatun Mauya, S.M. Rafiquzzaman, Md. Rashedul Islam, and Lawrence M. Liao. 2019. "First Report of the Red Algal Genus Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Marine Flora of Bangladesh" Diversity 11, no. 6: 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11060095
APA StyleIslam, M. A., Mauya, M. Z., Rafiquzzaman, S. M., Islam, M. R., & Liao, L. M. (2019). First Report of the Red Algal Genus Chondria C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) for the Marine Flora of Bangladesh. Diversity, 11(6), 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11060095